The Roman Catholic Church has a new pope, and it didn’t take the papal conclave long to make it happen. On the fourth ballot, taken in the grandeur of...
In normal times, an institution like Harvard University thrives on publicity. Then again, these are not normal times. Harvard may be the most elite br...
Can a revolution come down to a pill? Over the past century, tidal waves of moral revolution have transformed society and reshaped our moral landscape...
Pope Francis, considered by Roman Catholic dogma to be Vicar of Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Patriarch of the West, Bishop of Rome...
In her Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, Gilead, author Marilynne Robinson writes in the voice of Rev. John Ames, a 77-year-old preacher in Gilead, Iowa, who is writing a massive and final letter to his beloved 7-year old son. The novel is set in 1956, w ...
My commentary for today, "The Big Business of Making Babies," introduces the work of Harvard professor Debora L. Spar and her new book The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception. In "The Business of Babies, ...
The current issue of the Southern Seminary Magazine deals with the challenge of Christian manhood. The magazine includes these theme articles: "Show Yourself a Man." by Randy L. Stinson, Assistant Professor of Gender and Family Studies and Executive ...
Oxford University has decided to require new students to sign contracts obligating them to attend classes and lectures, and to fulfill course requirements. As The Observer [London] explains, the university faculty is concerned about possible litigati ...
Christianity Today offers additional coverage of issues related to The End of The Spear film. The coverage includes an interview with Steve Saint and an article in which he explains the hiring of Chad Allen in the movie's lead role. ...
Janet Kornblum of USA Today warns parents that children as young as grade school are often exposed to on-line pornography. In "Porn 'Tidal Wave' Puts Parents to Test," she advises: If your child surfs the Web, chances are he or she already has seen ...
On Monday's edition of The Albert Mohler Program, I interviewed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof of The New York Times about the Sudanese genocide in Darfur. He offered cogent analysis and suggestions for making a difference. Listen to the program he ...
Hanna Rosin of The Washington Post provides a fascinating analysis of why television dramas dealing with Christianity usually end in disaster. In "God and Man on Television," published at Slate.com, Rosin offers a most interesting argument for why N ...
According to The Los Angeles Times, a "softer" view of God is more popular among many today, especially when it comes to beliefs about God's wrath. This is hardly news, of course, as modern theology could be described as one long project intended to ...
The Washington Times reports that students in an East London school are no longer to raise their hands in order to ask or answer a question. "No Hands Up" signs have gone up in each classroom. Here's the principal's explanation: The principal, And ...